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  1. 26 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,465
  2. 27 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,461
  3. 28 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,455
  4. 29 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,453
  5. 30 Cannon Fodder 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  6. 31 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  7. 32 Ultima 1981 · RPG 1,450
  8. 33 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,449
  9. 34 Pole Position 1982 · Racing 1,448
  10. 35 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,447
  11. 36 Pitfall! 1982 · Platformer 1,443
  12. 37 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,442
  13. 38 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,433
  14. 39 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  15. 40 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,430
  16. 41 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,428
  17. 42 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,426
  18. 43 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,425
  19. 44 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,425
  20. 45 Road Rash 1991 · Racing 1,421
  21. 46 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,421
  22. 47 Flashback: The Quest for Identity 1992 · Platformer 1,420
  23. 48 Rygar 1986 · Platformer 1,417
  24. 49 Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 1988 · Point-and-click 1,413
  25. 50 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,411

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